Staalesen Gunnar - Bitter Flowers The Breathtaking Nordic Noir Thriller - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Fresh from rehab Norwegian PI Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet when a man is found drowned a young woman disappears and the case of a missing child is revived. The classic Nordic Noir series continues As searing and gripping as they come New York Times One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors Ian Rankin The Norwegian Chandler Jo Nesb *** Now a major TV series starring Trond Espen Seim*** ________________________ PI Varg Veum has returned to duty following a stint in rehab but his new composure and resolution are soon threatened when a challenging assignment arrives on his desk. A man is found dead in an elite swimming pool and a young woman has gone missing. Most chillingly Varg Veum is asked to investigate the Camilla Case : an eight - year - old cold case involving the disappearance of a little girl who was never found. As the threads of these apparently unrelated crimes come together against the backdrop of a series of shocking environmental crimes Varg Veum faces the most challenging traumatic investigation of his career. ________________________ Every inch the equal of his Nordic confreres Henning Mankell and Jo Nesb Independent Staalesen continually reminds us he is one of the finest of Nordic novelists Financial Times There are only two other writers that I know of have achieved the depth of insight in detective writing that Staalesen has: Chandler and Ross Mac Donald Mystery Tribune Employs Chandleresque similes with a Nordic Noir twist simply superb Wall Street Journal Masterful pacing Publishers Weekly The Varg Veum series is more concerned with character and motivation than spectacle and it's in the quieter scenes that the real drama lies Herald Scotland Unsettling moving sad hopeful and hopeless it's rich and it's sharp and it's cynical and sentimental all at once NB Magazine A complex layered plot in which human tragedy and mystery combine to play out beautifully in a classic Nordic noir with a touch of Christie Live & Deadly For fans of Henning Mankell Jo Nesb Jorn Lier Horst Harlan Coben and Jussi Adler - Olse
Title: Bitter Flowers The Breathtaking Nordic Noir Thriller
Author(s): Staalesen Gunnar
Publisher: Orenda Books
Barcode: 9781913193089
Pages: 276 Pages
Publication Date: 5/1/2022
Series: Varg Veum
Category: Fiction In Translation